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I guess I'll be a Historian for a few months

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@juliarod6470 I think it could possibly be frowned upon in today's society by some people. #AuburnWorldHistory

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"The origin narrative of the University of Chicago does not begin with John D.Rockefeller in 1890. It does not even begin in the city of Chicago. It actually begins on a 3,000-acre cotton plantation in Lawrence County, Mississippi." #auburnworldhistory

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Fun to learn from a paper that your professor had a hand in writing and learn about the university he attended. #auburnworldhistory

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It's very interesting to learn that some of todays most prestigious colleges were built up by slavery. #auburnworldhistory

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@dmj0023 So sad to see the country erupt like it did, and to watch people lose their lives fighting for freedom. #AuburnWorldHistory

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After watching this, I'm thankful that I live in the United States where there is not nearly as much turmoil in Egypt at this time. The country could not peacefully handle their people. #auburnworldhistory

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To be electrocuted and beaten for standing up for what you believe in is brutal. But, these people never gave up. #auburnworldhistory

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To see that amount of people in the square protesting what they have endured for 30 years is incredible. That really goes to show you how much everyone is suffering and change needs to occur. #auburnworldhistory

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In the end, fourteen free blacks, two hundred rebels, and over three hundred enslaved men and women were killed. However, the Christmas Rebellion did have a global impact because it pushed Great Britain to adopt full emancipation in all of their colonies by 1838. 6/6

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The Christmas Rebellion

https://t.co/Qj0Kh2rYuI

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but the plantation owners refused to cooperate, so the strike turned into a rebellion. The fighting continued into the first week of January until the rebels were overpowered. 5/6

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The British agreed and payed the United States $110,330. 7/7

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The Creole Ship Slave Revolt
https://t.co/9WUzy7S78g

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British diplomat Lord Ashburton to sign the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which helped settle the border of Canada and the United States. Also, Webster demanded that Britain compensate the American slaveowners for the slaves they lost due to them being freed. 6/7